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U.s.
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Senator sponsor presidential contender
herself introduces the former vice president
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to high school in Detroit Michigan last
night Michigan being that part of electoral
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gold at the end of the primary rainbow Joe
Biden now the front runner and enjoying
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very optimistic poll numbers in that much
sought after state for today's primaries
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last night Bernie Sanders supporters
infiltrated the Biden rally with signs
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protesting the former v.p.
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Support for the North American Free
Trade Agreement 25 years ago. This
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is not chump rally u.s.
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Senator Bernie Sanders some self
hoping to keep his campaign alive in
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a state that he captured against Hillary
Clinton 4 years ago does anybody in their
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right mind believe that if you're
rich you should be able to afford
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a vaccine and save your life
but if you're poor you got
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a God Is that really where we're at the
United States of America so obviously we
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will make vaccines free to every man woman
and child stay updated on our election
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coverage throughout the day today
by visiting our Web site at v.o.a.
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News dot com The impact from the ground
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a virus remains unabated with the death
toll across Europe reaching 511 there have
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been 97 new deaths in Italy the worst hit
European country in the United States
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efforts are now underway to support the
people either via loans or tax cuts u.s.
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Congressman from New York Democrat
Hakeem Jeffries one thing is clear.
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The American people well the ones
who will need the relief Congress.
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Not the 1000000 is not the 1000000000
is not the movement that's in the
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corporations 1st informal. The
American people this is v.o.a.
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New. A reason for some optimism on Wall
Street today stock markets in Asia
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rebounded Tuesday after
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a day in which investor worries about oil
prices and the corona virus outbreak led
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to a massive selloff sometime ago just
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a little while ago the Dow was up $475.00
points which was just under 2 percent
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Japan's Nikkei Index yesterday at the earlier
today rallied from an initial drop to
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a gain of about one percent while European
markets had similar gains in early
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trading the u.n.
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High Commissioner for Human Rights is
deploring the violence escalating attacks
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against political opponents of the
government of Venezuelan President Nicolas
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Maduro but shall Bachalo that presented
an oral update of the situation in
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Venezuela to the un human rights council
Tuesday Lisa reports from Rio way from
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Geneva human rights chief Nick shell
Bachelet says the human rights situation in
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Venezuela has worsened since she last
reported on conditions in that country in
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December she speaks through an interpreter
my office has also documented
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aggressions against members of the political
opposition protesters and journalists
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and security forces did not act to prevent
such aggressions We have also register
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cases of seizures by political parties and
N.G.O.s these aggressions are usually
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accompanied by
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a rhetoric that stigmatizes exposes and
discredit the victims and justifies
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violence but it's led to
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a former president of Chile says she is
also concerned about pending legislation to
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sanction human rights organizations that
precede funding from abroad Lisa in for
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v.o.a. News Geneva Venezuela's
ambassador to the u.n.
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In Geneva Jorge Valero percent criticize
the High Commissioner suppressant Haitian
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as lacking in balance but he notes
the necessity of maintaining
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a dialogue with her office and says his
country welcomes its technical assistance
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the trial of 3. Russians and
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a Ukrainian citizen over the July 2014
downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in
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separatist controlled eastern Ukraine has
opened in the Netherlands they suspects
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we are charged with the murders of 298
passengers who were killed when flight m
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h 17 flying from Amsterdam to
Kuala Lumpur was shot down by
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a Russian made anti-aircraft missile Brian
Clancy arrived with his wife Lisa to
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observe the proceeding having lost relatives
in that downed airliner. Sure make
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sure that justice is going to bring. The
truth comes every issue initially. All
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4 of the suspects remain at large and were
not at the high security court located
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near the airport where the doomed
flight took off despite the issuance of
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international warrants for their
arrest. I'm Joe Palca v.o.a.
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News.
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This is Africa news tonight on The
Voice of America. Good evening and
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welcome welcome to Africa news tonight
from the English to Africa Service of the
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Voice of America your source for Pan Africa
News and World developments I'm he used
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to he be in Washington keeping up on
Africa news tonight but we have to have
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a long history and going in principle
with international allies and. I think it
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would file
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a complaint and then. The nagging on
the commitment not part of and not
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implement any action that so we are non
Smith managing editor of The London based
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in Libya analysis on reports that General
Khalifa Haftar commander of the Libyan
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National Army reportedly agreed to sign
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a ceasefire agreement details coming
up also there done an easy column in
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Cameroons French speaking towns and villages
after separatist fighters killed the
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government troops and work in
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a parcel is in national mourning after
43 people were killed by an identified
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gunmen have these stories and more
ahead on African news tonight.
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Our top stories Saddam's public prosecutor's
office is investigating yesterday's
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assassination attempt on Prime Minister
Abdullah Ahmad Doc attorney general.
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Hobby it called sit at least act with
the intended goal of destroying the
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transitional government cannot only survive
the bombing while being driven to his
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office there was no claim of responsibility
interior minister at the feed that he
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said says new security and safety
procedures are being put in place for
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a government official. Sudanese
journalist and analyst. Says people
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opposed to the transitional government are
trying to test the capabilities of the
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government and paralyze its
objectives he says it is also
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a message to show supporters of ousted
president Omar al Bashir that he is still
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there still united and strong.
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French President Emanuel met yesterday with
General Khalifa Haftar commander of the
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Libyan National Army after
reportedly agreed to sign
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a cease fire agreement but said he would
would draw if it is violated by the
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Tripoli based un recognized government
of national accord the g.n.a.t.
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Macro and have discussed the intervention
afforded nations in the Libya conflict
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after world leaders agreed in Berlin in
January to end all such interference and
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appalled
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a weapon symbiote ago several countries
backing the rival factions have violated
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the embargo and the un they're now nts
them without a naming them v.o.a.
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Senior analyst Mohammad and we discussed
the latest developments in Libya with
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really are not submit the managing editor
of The London based Libya analysis we
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have to remember that hasa has
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a long history of agreeing in principle
with his international allies that he's
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going to agree to a cease fire or
a new political process and then
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a few days later either reneging on his
commitment or just not following through
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and not implementing the action on the
ground we've seen this with Russia most
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recently the ceasefire at the beginning
of the year but also the u.a.e.
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And front a couple of years
ago when they tried to impose
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a political solution there I wouldn't read
too much into this statement by hostage
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that he intends to go into
the cease fire there is
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a draft cease fire agreement on the table
but there are no indications from either
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side really that they're willing. To really
push ahead to the negotiations needed
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to implement that and I think the fact
that given the condition that it requires
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the d.n.a.
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Aligned mischa's to agree to the ceasefire
He's also said he still won't meet with
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the president of the t.n.a.
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Has set out I think these are
all signs that are kind of
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a get out clause for hostages that he can
easily say well I was willing to agree to
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the ceasefire but the opposing
forces did they saw they did
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a violation and therefore I'm not going
to agree to it so in short I don't think
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that this meeting is going to lead to any
meaningful changes on the ground or any
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implementation of
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a permanent ceasefire in the short term
McKernan to have started discussed also the
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intervention of her nations in the Libya
conflict of the world leaders agreed in
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Berlin and January to endure the foreign
interference and the whip and Zimbardo
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several countries backing the
rival factions in Libya have
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a lead to an arms embargo and they were and
denounce them without naming countries
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how do you explain the inability of the
European Union to enforce the u.n.
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Arms embargo in Libya in
order to force the u.n.
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Arms embargo you need 3
casings I would say you need
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a mechanism for reporting what
the violations are you need
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a way of then punishing will implementing
punitive action against the violated it
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and then also an active policing element
say to actually stop the alms from getting
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to Libya in the 1st place rather than just
punishing those who import them after
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that now the 1st part
is ongoing so the u.n.
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Sanctions committee is frequently reporting
in detail on who these axes are but the
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reason we don't have the 2nd set which
is the punitive action is that the u.n.
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Security Council just is unable to enforce
the Boggo in or sanctions in any sense
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because there is not the political will
there's too much division within the un too
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many different relationships going on and
they're just not willing to take that
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means now the final action which is the
kind of actually stopping the arms from
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getting to Libya in the 1st place whether
by state by or by ground this is what the
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e.u.
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Recently had to. They're going to try and
enforce now while they may have to do that
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to some extent in the
Mediterranean Sea That took quite
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a huge amount of investment resources and
not only boats but ever planes and ground
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forces to actually enforce this and therefore
the again the army there was or says
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there isn't
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a political will to do this and this
means that really the ongoing Boggo is
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difficult to enforce even I all these
countries are saying and say they commit to
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it they none of them seem to be delivering
their resources to the willingness to
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actually take the actions required to enforce
some experts said that is the nation
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of the u.n. Envoy to Libya
may open the door for
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a new political agreement to replace Ohio
writes you and sponsor that human was not
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to you agree I think the departure
of Saddam I will certainly leave
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a big question mark over what
happens next with the u.n.
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Process he has been the driving
force behind it for the last 2 and
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a half years and I think over that time and
I'm really since that much before that
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the u.n. Has been losing trust
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a lot of people are very disillusioned with
the process and the fact that Libya is
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still at war no peace solution why political
process has been agreed to on the one
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hand I think his departure may lead to
some sort of navel gazing by the u.n.
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And a look at how
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a different process could be put together
the problem with this is that will take
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a huge amount of time and energy and
discussion to enforce So I think while that
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could happen it's not going to happen anytime
soon and I think realistically in the
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short time we're going to see the u.n.
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Support mission in Libya continuing with
its current program even though it's
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likely to lead to mention because of
Saddam is the posture that was below
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a senior analyst Mohammad ocean are we
speaking with the beyond ransom it the
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managing editor of The
London based Libya analysis.
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There is an uneasy calm in Cameroon screen
speaking towns and villages that share
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a border with the English speaking regions
have to separatist fighters crosstalk.
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Last weekend killed the government troops
and left with huge consignments of
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weapons and ammunition civilians say they
are not sure the military can't protect
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them as the government claims get
when can they cut a port from m Buda
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a French speaking village on the border
with the English speaking northwest region
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. Wow Wow. Wow.
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Mike embalm headed 3 year old farmer Christ
as my husband is buried in Cameroons
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Weston French speaking village of Kalim
on the border with the English speaking
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northwest region have husband
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a cattle rancher who was returning from
selling cattle in their village market was
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killed Saturday night or early Sunday
morning among the nearly 20 people who have
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come out to buried in mom is
47 year old feed supplier John
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Tata who says that since the attack took
place the village market has been closed
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most of us that we are doing business is
all the businesses are grounded so really
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. Rapid solution to this crisis
that's said Most business people
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who are about to leave the
village when they attacked
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a cad escaped to the surrounding Kira's
and bushes and I've not been seen since
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many villagers have also escaped to
safer localities out of their village
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especially today nobody in French
speaking town of Buddha than
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a human the most senior government official
in Galilee and minister the unit in the
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French speaking western region of Cameroon
Ses more than 60 separatist fighters
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crossed from the English speaking region
shooting indiscriminately and creating
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panic he says they interrupted the power
supply and branched the village into
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darkness before attacking military positions
for surprise attack received any.
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Elaborate that he says this is more
tennis attacks on the military and police
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stations in gallium lasted for more than
an hour and they have and peace started
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returning underwent. Separatist fighters
had crossed back to the English speaking
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northwest region where they came from he
says they lost 4 civilians 2 policemen and
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2 Gen officers he says the population
should remain vigilant and trust their
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military that has been
deployed to protect them
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a human said they separatists left with
military weapons and ammunition they come
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in military announced that
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a few guns and I mean ition were seized by
the separatists and that it had deployed
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additional troops to protect the civilians
and of rest or killed the attackers I so
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I know I say I know I said
why I said why is the music
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video shot by they said practiced on social
media shows their fighters displaying
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at least 30 military rifles huge
quantities of I mean ition and
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a motorcycle with the camera in police
registration number plates they claim they
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seized during the time in the video the
separatists say they will continue
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attacking become an military for supplies
separatist spokesperson top bunk I have
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a Tunku who is based in America said in a
video that that troops attacked him and
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a video to share is that of the weapons
seized from becoming me Tunku said
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a bomb attack was carried out by their
forces in but Manda against women who had
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defied the instructions not to commemorate
International Women's Day Their bento
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for governor of the English
speaking northwest region said
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a soldier was killed and its people
were wounded in the blast he urged the
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population to be calm as the military has
been instructed to find the culprits and
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protect civilians we have
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a period of completion to
running behind. And. Given
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my words. Measurements. So I just
wanted to watch you stand so that
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if you did. You know marketing by name that
they look only made explosives planted
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along
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a Commercial Avenue in demand by the
suspected practice who had vowed to disrupt
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International Women's Day activities was
the largest since the separatist violence
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started. It was the 1st time to
attack us that they have also
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been crossing over and attacking markets
schools and military positions in the
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neighboring French speaking West region.
And the phone rep it was have been
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fighting since 2017 to create an independent
English speaking state in the majority
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French speaking countries western regions
the United Nations says the conflict has
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cost most time 3000 lives and forced house
immediately to flee to French speaking
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regions of come to room or Internet
voting like Mark I do in Ca
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for via. Western Cameroon.
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You're listening to African news tonight
on The Voice of America but can
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a far show is enough 48 hour period of
national mourning after $43.00 people were
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killed and 6 injured by an identified
gunmen in 2 villages in the country's north
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it was the latest
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a brutal incident in the troubled region
where the brazen jihad it's have been
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tranq themselves and long to tax on security
services and civilians alike almost
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2000 more talent these were reported
last year in book enough so that in 2018
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that's 6 fold increase according to
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a report by the armed conflict
location and Event data project.
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Women make up half of the world's population
but that recent study showed that
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corporations spend just one percent of that
funds for the acquisition specifically
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on women owned businesses
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a Washington based nonprofit is trying
to change that and says supporting women
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owned businesses has a
positive social impact v.o.a.
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Zadie to Powell reports from Johannesburg
chef Molimo virtuoso came up through the
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male dominated industry of high
end cooking she was one of only
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a few female chefs as some of the nation's
top hotels for starting her own catering
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business despite her best efforts her
business suffers from something she can't
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control sexism although Sub-Saharan Africa
has some of the world's highest rates of
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female entrepreneurship business women
often struggle to get financing and build
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support networks for Chef Moshe prefers
to be called pressure in the kitchen
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pressured her to hide away so in service
become so busy they really push out the
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way because they both think but you can't
push as quick as they can you know and
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take out the food as quick as they can as
well I think that's why I also decided on
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becoming
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a pastry ship and not just being skilled
in the food you know I mean you know my
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diving and all of it because I think with
the pages I was able to just hire though
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if i'm all these males into my pretty work
you know without them being in my face
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nonprofit we connect International is
trying to bring business women to the
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forefront by linking women owned
businesses to qualified buyers and running
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educational seminars for women
entrepreneurs this is c.e.o.
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Elizabeth. Women represent
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a 3rd of the world's private businesses
where half the population they make or
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influence over 75 percent of all purchasing
decisions we need women and men to be
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in our value chains we need them to
step up and deliver solutions to the
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problems that we all faced and women are
uniquely qualified because of their life
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experience to provide solutions that right
now we don't have access to and says
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business owners. In color women entrepreneurs
often find solutions that have long
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been ignored by their male counterparts her
company designs work clothing for women
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engineers miners and factory
workers it's not about just
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a static she says but safety the one thing
that I've noticed is especially with
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women we tend to everything about the
work we're tends to be oversized because
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we're trying to compensate for one part
of our body or another so it's important
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that from
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a safety element it has to fit properly
to be able to be in an environment for
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example in mining you can't be caught on
to something and you know something could
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happen which could obviously be
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a safety issue something hazardous that
could happen at work for investing in women
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is just good business sense we're able to
run households I mean honestly speaking
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you get home and you make sure
that there isn't a cook at
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a certain time you make sure that the kids
are well fed the kids are. If I'm able
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to manage a household after a full day
off work how can you now exclude me from
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a business but she doesn't want
your business just because she's
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a woman instead she says look for proof
of her virtuosity in her pizza and in
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a pub the way News
Johannesburg. The outbreak
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of the covered in 1000 virus which began
in China earlier this year has affected
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computer and cell phone sales in
Nigeria's computer market in Lagos my
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Camborne year reports from Lagos the hub
of digests computer market is really cagey
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about the computer Village be crowded
market is home to Taos also vendors selling
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everything from keyboards to Y.R.'s or
sales have gone down the same sales have
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gone down since the outbreak of the coronavirus
in China what it is percent of the
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computers cell phones so living and the
accessories and parts come from China. As
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the disease spreading China the
Beijing government extended
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a long winter holidays for the country
shut their factories for weeks that has
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slowed down imports from China trade
misapplies in Nigeria nobody West African
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countries also rely on the Nigerian
computer village for their stock
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d cost in sales compounds and cell phones
in the market he says the Chinese goods
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are popular because they often are cheaper
but not up roadblocks sales are down.
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Not just to maids we've lost some thousands
of dollars says Be outbreak of this
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Corona virus that erupted from China we
ourselves from China are due to be easy
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access meant cheap for drug. Related
flu quality material digger says
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some of the goods from China have not
arrived to be too poorly equipped is the
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chairman of composite the last association
in the computer elite he says imports
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from China have slowed down and that
association members will buy goods elsewhere
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if the problem persists so if it
continues we don't really have
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a lot of these to look into under
the government and to undergo
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a body to be made out to be channeled sources
we have been using for some time now
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has been very very fruitful to us but
generally you can always be more than 80
00:24:33
percent of the original seeds members of
decision want to continue doing business
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with Chinese companies because
the process is easy it completes
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a cell phone repair or Thomasin manual
say's business has been up since the virus
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outbreak and the higher costs of parts
isn't helping sales of them dropping
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customers are lucky what's also on the
price is the praise of. Us we use or
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our phones our models reflect advice on Saw
most are so massively complex that the
00:25:07
price of what they used to be your phone.
Officer reports now for home good for
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America United Kingdom and Taiwan said they
have no problem with the businesses so
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for now they are completed those who used
Chinese products are looking at those
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markets from
00:25:23
a time dies I'm prepared to pay higher
prices this is my Kimber year for viewing
00:25:28
news in Lagos Nigeria as health authorities
are intensifying efforts to contain the
00:25:34
coronavirus after the West African nation
announced its 1st case part of Nigeria's
00:25:40
red Ines includes upgrading testing labs
conducting screening at and 30 points
00:25:47
and developing public awareness campaigns
to Miti albeit to report from a budget
00:25:54
a national reference laboratory located in
regard to our area of Nigeria's capital
00:25:59
Abuja is one of 5 set up across Nigeria by
the Nigerian Center for Disease Control
00:26:05
and c.d.c.
00:26:06
To task for the coronavirus lab manager can
play rough allowed he says Nigeria has
00:26:12
only confirmed case of the corona virus
was discovered here so far out of one of
00:26:17
the samples that is found we tested torn
down one that was close to you tested here
00:26:22
too I'm tested to negotiate and that is
the one not disposed to was forced to run
00:26:29
it in the person we both know Nigeria is
one of only 3 African countries capable of
00:26:35
testing the throne of virus in real time
for health authorities on the features of
00:26:40
the Niger as Disease Control Center have
prepared many weeks ahead and study we
00:26:46
have city people went out walking and see
that you have what takes 2000 miners I
00:26:52
was in the main town you see we have
Nigerian authorities say it was an Italian
00:26:57
mine from Midland City badly hit by the
corona virus who was the 1st confirmed case
00:27:04
of the fires in Subsaharan Africa the World
Health Organization and febrile named
00:27:09
Nigeria. Among 12 countries in Africa at
high risk of people contracts in the virus
00:27:15
authorities have responded by activating
emergency operations including public
00:27:20
health awareness campaigns and heightened
Serbians at entry points like the port
00:27:26
one do is the director of the National
Center for Disease Control Point of Entry We
00:27:33
have mounted
00:27:34
a lot of activities. I mean and letting
them people check in people that's an
00:27:41
information from them and I dissent I'm
comparing what I've already gotten with
00:27:46
what they're saying because
00:27:47
a lot of people tell lies with more than
95000 coronavirus cases around the world
00:27:54
and some $3300.00 deaths Nigerian so worried
about for spreading virus even though
00:28:00
authorities are rotten citizens to
remain calm in the few abuses for v.o.a.
00:28:06
Moves up. And that wraps up this edition
of Africa news tonight I mean he's who he
00:28:12
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The sunny side of sports you might say
Tuesday show begins with us flash
00:30:21
more than
00:30:22
a few splashes actually at the just concluded
7th Africa Zone 2 swimming championships
00:30:29
in
00:30:30
a crowd gonna yalla Fuso lobby says the
action took place at Ghana's 1st female
00:30:37
approved
00:30:38
a lympics standard swimming pool and yeah
joins us now from across * with this
00:30:43
feature report sporty
Greetings yallow sports
00:30:47
a group of across Sunny this was not exactly
child little to call the entry level
00:30:53
swimming perfection but he had its own
twists turns on fantastic excitement but I'm
00:30:59
used to many who watched on from the stands
to African Swimming Championships have
00:31:04
never been gonna due to a lack of
00:31:07
a standardized internationally accepted
pool but after its construction in December
00:31:12
last year doors of opened
for the country to have
00:31:15
a look in anytime the idea of hosting a
swimming championship comes in hosting
00:31:20
a 1st ever swimming championship must take
some names on local organizing committee
00:31:25
chair Cyrus and for Jay Haas tons
of that. Has been excellent. This
00:31:33
I think this would tell you they'll be the
best people is been. Performances have
00:31:37
been unbelievable we've had so many
championship records set ts so many national
00:31:42
record behind the scenes has been frantic
but that is normal it's normal there's
00:31:47
always going to be slight challenges on
the face but it's getting better and I
00:31:51
think I think anyone will go away from
this competition saying that it was well
00:31:56
organized the championship brought
together different countries from the West
00:31:59
African sub region with Senegal Nigeria
eventually leading the charge on the medal
00:32:05
table Senegal finished with
00:32:07
a basket full of 49 medals 21 of which were
gold the Nigerian stream team back that
00:32:14
he won medals in all on host nation
Ghana finished with 28 medals in
00:32:18
a bag which was
00:32:19
a marked improvement on other championships
they have participated in 21 year old
00:32:25
star of the show Sebastian Kumar from Mali
picked up 4 gold medals on us already
00:32:30
been tipped by many of the next big thing
in the sports from this continent I
00:32:36
really love seemings that's why. I
am. Always trying to do my best and.
00:32:44
It's Horner and I am very proud to be
able to represent my country that's why I
00:32:50
always try to do my best when I'm in
competition and competition like that are very
00:32:56
important. For me because it's
00:32:59
a possibility to represent the country and
I'm very happy again to be here Ghana
00:33:04
Stream Team was the youngest of the
Championship with an average age of 16 cups of
00:33:09
the team I'm going to only mill
similar to 2016 Olympics 19 year old
00:33:14
a big Jackson Betts had his time in the
50 meter freestyle race on 6 in new
00:33:20
national record
00:33:21
a 22.92 seconds he has set his sights on
bigger things you know what I did out
00:33:27
there was to give my best. Just.
To see the outcome for me the
00:33:33
film I implemented the gun was always going
to go. My aim is to go about. Training
00:33:39
but I don't like to hide it I try even drop
all my best our best on this new record
00:33:45
Senegalese tremendous amount
on stuff on kill ya should be
00:33:49
a full on how will the
competition will help the
00:33:52
a progression youngster
in the us there was
00:33:55
a lot of. Good timing I think
Butterfly but there is icing
00:34:02
there is not much to too much swimming long
distance for the pool talking about the
00:34:07
pool is really nice. Really nice rumors
around I mean I've been talking with my
00:34:12
coach since the beginning of the
mead I'm not doing best times.
00:34:19
Like he said the same time last year the
exact same time I was going way slower so
00:34:24
I'm happy we want to be doing I know many
youngsters from different countries in
00:34:28
a sub region shared the thoughts
I feel like because this is
00:34:32
a great experience I feel like every
competition you learn something new and helps
00:34:36
you improve upon yourself 1st satisfied
how they were able to build the pool and
00:34:41
now we're able to organize It's obviously
there are some organizational issues but
00:34:45
I think the 1st time hosting
00:34:47
a really great learning experience and
I would can just draw from this I love
00:34:51
representing Ghana it's really
nice to be able to do that for
00:34:54
a country and so far I've been really
liking the results I've been getting in the
00:34:57
Championship and visiting my events and
the times I've been liking it I'm happy
00:35:04
that my time's up. In the future
achieve my present outsiders and of
00:35:11
the sagas with the team woods for the
seamless associate So I'm part of the boys
00:35:16
part of the girls on the team in front of
everyone for many of the young swimmers
00:35:19
this is the time to shine better times on
becomes toss the wants people don't want
00:35:25
for many years it will take a while maybe
00:35:28
a pretty long while but one of these kids
might just come out of this of the next
00:35:32
offer comes in the pool Michael Phelps
maybe. You never know for the sunny side of
00:35:38
sports this is now in Accra Ghana.
00:36:12
While the coronavirus epidemic has
canceled or postponed many international
00:36:18
sporting events athletes continue to
train for the Tokyo Olympics the opening
00:36:24
ceremony is scheduled for July 24th in the
Japanese capital Nigeria will feature in
00:36:31
both the men's and women's Olympic
basketball tournaments and Tokyo as Xeni
00:36:37
Kalou is the point guard for Nigeria's
national women's basketball team nicknamed
00:36:43
detached. In an interview with Iron
Mike in Bunyan as Amy said the team is
00:36:49
delighted to represent both
Nigeria and Baffert in Tokyo.
00:36:56
I'll also talk to talk to experts about
exciting of all people should this is
00:37:01
something that we work so hard for and
everything else finally I want some place.
00:37:06
That clause as
00:37:08
a whole bunch. Of people's homes will
prosecute right the shuttles of possible
00:37:14
actions. Summoned back up our combat branch
to all sports one of the banks special
00:37:20
teams both qualifying
stomach and also just
00:37:23
a little show consult your host office
oh well Court won't be teaming resumed
00:37:29
training for big games are you afraid
of big names like the United States of
00:37:33
America kind of speed. Thank you all still
trying to catch the big event all day
00:37:39
for about 2 weeks well but to me
if I can start to pull Kimberly
00:37:43
a chill and let me just say things to get
help us to stop for the best moment any
00:37:47
change in the polls any time and change
the hard to the better every day curious
00:37:52
why he may and the above appear whatever
changes like this where just about all the
00:37:57
other top and the top winds have
a cost I deeply torch that's
00:38:02
a prepare for. The all star struck all which
then caused the process itself which I
00:38:07
think us all of us take the course of
that we could have that story can change
00:38:12
commission at the simplest house once it
competes all of us alike substance we just
00:38:16
simply piles high sometimes that's all
they do we have any point just hard change
00:38:22
have the respect and words of the skipper's
that's. Louis of Nigeria's national
00:38:28
women's basketball team and she spoke with
Iron Mike and bone you on the telephone
00:38:33
from Lander no friends such sick leave
says that's right I will cut through that
00:38:39
channel but that's not that's what's going
to step to the summit saddest parts of
00:38:42
the course of America I think.
00:39:07
The former captain of Nigeria's national
football team says there are some good
00:39:13
home based players who can help the Super
Eagles in an interview with Iron Mike and
00:39:20
bone Yeah the chairman Christian Chukwu
had this to say would have very good
00:39:26
players most of the behaviors
this day this week drugs. Yeah so
00:39:33
I've been invited there for my book which
I might be. To morrow because to have
00:39:39
good players back up. Charity begins how
to Moses says and this Bless added prayer
00:39:45
that they're ready to fight and die for
their country I'm not saying the foreign
00:39:49
players are not good they're good but I do
numbers that think I'm more committed to
00:39:54
the assignment and if I remember add
00:39:58
a little bit of foam press but invite
entire to 40 Blair cell phone because it's
00:40:04
not over where for food what do you think
should be done on the side of him if they
00:40:08
have one and
00:40:09
a bit. To get more of these players to the
national team Yeah I remember when where
00:40:16
stuff was there he was living in Asia he
was known even now Bryant and you will
00:40:21
remember a blessed day and we're out of
00:40:23
a business from the editor call from
Europe you know initial notes in Coolidge
00:40:28
should leave you in Nigeria watch our
nationality because when the team sitting in
00:40:33
the fields you see them performing more
they want to see the most players and from
00:40:39
there get a very strong team you
can come to do on base players for
00:40:43
a moment or 2 months but you cannot
company for him because they come for
00:40:47
a beer or so and it go back
00:40:50
a month so that coordination is some
notice I will be lucky you don't know them
00:40:54
says SUV because they are not trying to
get uplifted you know but waving flags on
00:40:59
bass player saying put them in the one or
2 months you see you could initially you
00:41:03
see overlooking the could scan even have
you look up their ass to move forward to
00:41:09
the room and get clubs in your room
let's look at the presents I give them
00:41:13
professional football league mascot city
I'm sure you will out there have the
00:41:17
opportunity of money thought is among my
guests over watching them what's last
00:41:21
a slip of the week these levees are still
getting bitterly that we have to play for
00:41:26
the national teams bit as much an uphill.
Go only bees see if you don't get your it
00:41:32
in is there would I have got into you know
measure we have got in the. Right but I
00:41:37
mean with the. Underwater.
World. Oceans in
00:41:44
West. Destruction for my house but if
we amend our program and when everybody
00:41:51
is well the Plesk I have time to try and
everybody that's in there want to do
00:41:58
and that will not describe.
How I leave you and.
00:42:06
Ana thank you very very much
thank you very much. Christiane
00:42:14
the former captain of Nigeria's national
football team and he was talking with Iron
00:42:19
Mike.
00:42:29
Green It goes from my coach of course from
my coach of Ganesh and from my coach of
00:42:36
Lebanon on. The sunny side of
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00:43:22
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00:44:39
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00:44:46
us now with an encore Sunnyside
a sports presentation when says
00:44:51
a South Sudanese runner who is trained in
Japan is hoping to compete at the Tokyo
00:44:57
Olympics sporty gratings quite
00:45:00
a. Sporty greeting Sunny we are almost 4
months away from the start of the Olympic
00:45:06
opening ceremonies in Tokyo and despite
the possible threat of the coronavirus on
00:45:12
the start of the games
00:45:14
a limp dick Teves are encouraging all
athletes to go full steam ahead with their
00:45:19
training and as the games draw closer
Olympians around the globe are entering their
00:45:24
final push to reach peak physical condition
in their quest for gold but many
00:45:30
athletes in some of the world's poorest
countries are forced to push their bodies
00:45:35
to the limit without. Adequate training
facilities or proper gear so last year the
00:45:41
Japanese city of my boss he decided to host
an athletes training camp to help badly
00:45:47
to prepare for the upcoming games South
Sudanese long distance runner Abraham
00:45:53
a joke arrived at the camp last November
but he says what he experienced extended
00:45:59
far beyond the facility was. Just.
00:46:07
The love for each other since
we came here we have seen
00:46:11
a lot of love on the web discovered and
up and he's not like other people because
00:46:16
when we came here we didn't expect that
much of love. I was given was what kind of
00:46:22
because sometimes you get when you
know. Sometimes you may have. So I was
00:46:29
worried of what I would be
having but when I. Love the.
00:46:36
One Majok trains with 3 other South Sudanese
athletes including 400 meter runner
00:46:42
a coon a coon he says training
in Japan has helped him foster
00:46:46
a sense of unity among fellow
athletes so. I can see them
00:46:53
like. People exactly because
we meet in one place.
00:47:00
And we play one game that.
Can unite people from.
00:47:10
Many places. And unite
people. People unite. And
00:47:17
the South Sudanese athletes come from the
world's youngest country in 20132 years
00:47:23
after declaring their independence
from Sudan the country descended into
00:47:28
a civil war that left an estimated 400000
people dead and forced millions from
00:47:35
their homes and run their. Abraham
00:47:37
a judge says because of his country's
history of conflict bringing home
00:47:41
a message of peace is just
as important as winning
00:47:45
a gold medal Well you know according
to my own understanding is
00:47:49
a game of peace I need happens because the
world is at peace and quiet what will
00:47:53
come when you know celebrated and have fun
together in your life and know us and
00:47:58
from a country that is still not having
00:48:00
a 4th and I have come this way I've seen
the advantages of these in other countries
00:48:05
and now been working with other countries
we've once we're at war and now there
00:48:10
have been what the gate and the advantages
of peace when I get back the missing is
00:48:16
the importance of peace and that's the
biggest mistake the same to my people the
00:48:21
South Sudanese athletes will represent
their country at the upcoming summer
00:48:25
Olympics for only
00:48:26
a 2nd time South Sudan made its 1st ever
appearance in 2016 at the Rio Games
00:48:33
however a South Sudanese
athlete has yet to bring home
00:48:37
a medal but this could be the year or so
stay tune and that's all from me for now
00:48:42
Sunny back over to you
Thanks Gwen that's my v.o.a.
00:48:46
Colleague Gwen I'm Sonny young and
you're listening to the sunny side of
00:48:53
sports on the Voice of America.
00:49:06
In National Basketball Association action
Monday night the Denver Nuggets defeated
00:49:11
the visiting Milwaukee Bucks by 14 points
the Bucs played without some key players
00:49:18
as we hear now from the A.P.'s Bruce Morton
in Denver Colorado. Gets jumped on to
00:49:25
a bigger early lead and held on 481-0995
victory over the Bucs Denver placed 6
00:49:31
scorers in double digits lead by 21 from
Jamal Murray is great to see you know when
00:49:35
you saw him like
00:49:36
a good. It is gone so no can i was gay
were going on the air my plays and I read
00:49:40
interviews and you know
just ones that boggle and
00:49:45
a lot of guys at 53 and 12 know walking
has the best record in the n.b.a.
00:49:50
But it also was
00:49:51
a 3 game losing streak on this night its
case wasn't helped by it's missing for
00:49:55
starters including reigning n.b.a. M.v.p.
00:49:58
Younus anted a composer he was out with
00:50:01
a knee injury Bruce Morton
Denver thanks Bruce in
00:50:05
a double overtime thriller Monday
night the Atlanta Hawks held on
00:50:10
481432138 victory over the Charlotte
Hornets Atlanta's De Andre Hunter
00:50:17
broke
00:50:17
a tie by making 3 free throws with about
13 seconds remaining in the 2nd overtime
00:50:25
Trey Young had 31 points and 16 assists
for the hocks while Terry Rozier led the
00:50:32
Hornets with a career high 40
points the final result followed
00:50:37
a strange finish to the 1st extra
period Young's past set up
00:50:43
a dunk by Cam redish 481382135
Atlanta lead Rozier
00:50:49
answered with
00:50:50
a game tying 3 point shot. Then there
were 2 reviews by the referees
00:50:57
producing different results following the
1st review the officials said rosier was
00:51:03
fouled by Atlanta's Trevi
on Graham with less than
00:51:07
a 2nd remaining before rosier had
00:51:10
a chance to attempt to free throws with
the score tied at Lana's Lloyd Pierce
00:51:16
registered coach's challenge and
this time the 2nd time around
00:51:23
the officials ruled Roget rosier
was not fouled final score Atlanta
00:51:30
143 Charlotte 138 in double
overtime and in one more
00:51:36
n.b.a.
00:51:37
Result the defending champion Toronto
Raptors topped the host Utah Jazz 101292
00:51:44
the Raptors got big games from 2 of their
African front court players search
00:51:50
a Baka from Congo Brazzaville and Pasco
SIAC I'm from Cameroon each scored $27.00
00:51:57
points in addition the Baka grabbed
13 rebounds while SIAC I'm
00:52:04
finished with 11 rebounds and 8
assists elsewhere around the n.b.a.
00:52:11
The Los Angeles Clippers signed veteran
center Joe Kim Noah. The 35 year old Noah
00:52:18
is
00:52:18
a 2 time all star who played $42.00 games
last season with the Memphis Grizzlies Now
00:52:25
the move is described as one that gives
the Clippers an aggressive physical
00:52:30
presence and Noah who has playoff
experience the Clippers are coming off
00:52:35
81122103 loss to their city rival
the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday
00:52:43
and speaking of the Lakers 4 days
ago Lakers star Le Bron James
00:52:49
brushed off the idea that the
coronavirus might soon force the n.b.a.
00:52:55
To hold games in empty arenas Le Bron
said and I quote I play for the fans
00:53:02
that's what it's all about if I show up to
the arena and there ain't no fans there
00:53:08
I ain't playin Well a high ranking n.b.a.
00:53:12
Executive responded by saying with
no disrespect to Le Bron This is
00:53:17
a public health crisis that's bigger than
any one person personally that executive
00:53:24
goes on to say I think there's
00:53:26
a good chance we will be forced to play
games and empty arenas at some point
00:53:32
another team executive called Le Bron's
comments short sighted and not helpful
00:53:38
given the need to inform the public about
the dangers of the coronavirus numerous
00:53:44
football leagues in Europe and Asia have
cancelled games or played them without
00:53:49
fans and the new basketball Africa
League which is sponsored by the n.b.a.
00:53:55
Has postponed it's
00:53:57
a season because of coronavirus the
basketball Africa league was scheduled to tip
00:54:04
off on Friday March 13th Indycar
Senegal no new day it's have been
00:54:10
announced. Yeah and that wraps up the
March 10th edition of the sunny side of
00:54:17
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book Bill you borrow. Thanks also to
00:54:24
v.o.a. Engineer Bill and Dr. M.
00:54:29
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00:54:35
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trading the u.n.
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High Commissioner for Human Rights is
deploring the violence escalating attacks
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against political opponents of the
government of Venezuelan President Nicolas
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Maduro but shall Bachalo that presented
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Venezuela to the un human rights council
Tuesday Lisa reports from Rio way from
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Geneva human rights chief Nick shell
Bachelet says the human rights situation in
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Venezuela has worsened since she last
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December she speaks through an interpreter
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accompanied by
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a rhetoric that stigmatizes exposes and
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violence but it's led to
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a former president of Chile says she is
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sanction human rights organizations that
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v.o.a. News Geneva Venezuela's
ambassador to the u.n.
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In Geneva Jorge Valero percent criticize
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the trial of 3. Russians and
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a Ukrainian citizen over the July 2014
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separatist controlled eastern Ukraine has
opened in the Netherlands they suspects
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we are charged with the murders of 298
passengers who were killed when flight m
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h 17 flying from Amsterdam to
Kuala Lumpur was shot down by
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a Russian made anti-aircraft missile Brian
Clancy arrived with his wife Lisa to
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observe the proceeding having lost relatives
in that downed airliner. Sure make
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sure that justice is going to bring. The
truth comes every issue initially. All
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4 of the suspects remain at large and were
not at the high security court located
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near the airport where the doomed
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This is Africa news tonight on The
Voice of America. Good evening and
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welcome welcome to Africa news tonight
from the English to Africa Service of the
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Voice of America your source for Pan Africa
News and World developments I'm he used
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to he be in Washington keeping up on
Africa news tonight but we have to have
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a long history and going in principle
with international allies and. I think it
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would file
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a complaint and then. The nagging on
the commitment not part of and not
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implement any action that so we are non
Smith managing editor of The London based
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in Libya analysis on reports that General
Khalifa Haftar commander of the Libyan
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National Army reportedly agreed to sign
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a ceasefire agreement details coming
up also there done an easy column in
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Cameroons French speaking towns and villages
after separatist fighters killed the
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government troops and work in
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a parcel is in national mourning after
43 people were killed by an identified
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gunmen have these stories and more
ahead on African news tonight.
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Our top stories Saddam's public prosecutor's
office is investigating yesterday's
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assassination attempt on Prime Minister
Abdullah Ahmad Doc attorney general.
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Hobby it called sit at least act with
the intended goal of destroying the
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transitional government cannot only survive
the bombing while being driven to his
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office there was no claim of responsibility
interior minister at the feed that he
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said says new security and safety
procedures are being put in place for
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a government official. Sudanese
journalist and analyst. Says people
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opposed to the transitional government are
trying to test the capabilities of the
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government and paralyze its
objectives he says it is also
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a message to show supporters of ousted
president Omar al Bashir that he is still
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there still united and strong.
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French President Emanuel met yesterday with
General Khalifa Haftar commander of the
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Libyan National Army after
reportedly agreed to sign
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a cease fire agreement but said he would
would draw if it is violated by the
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Tripoli based un recognized government
of national accord the g.n.a.t.
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Macro and have discussed the intervention
afforded nations in the Libya conflict
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after world leaders agreed in Berlin in
January to end all such interference and
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appalled
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a weapon symbiote ago several countries
backing the rival factions have violated
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the embargo and the un they're now nts
them without a naming them v.o.a.
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Senior analyst Mohammad and we discussed
the latest developments in Libya with
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really are not submit the managing editor
of The London based Libya analysis we
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have to remember that hasa has
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a long history of agreeing in principle
with his international allies that he's
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going to agree to a cease fire or
a new political process and then
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a few days later either reneging on his
commitment or just not following through
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and not implementing the action on the
ground we've seen this with Russia most
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recently the ceasefire at the beginning
of the year but also the u.a.e.
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And front a couple of years
ago when they tried to impose
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a political solution there I wouldn't read
too much into this statement by hostage
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that he intends to go into
the cease fire there is
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a draft cease fire agreement on the table
but there are no indications from either
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side really that they're willing. To really
push ahead to the negotiations needed
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to implement that and I think the fact
that given the condition that it requires
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the d.n.a.
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Aligned mischa's to agree to the ceasefire
He's also said he still won't meet with
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the president of the t.n.a.
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Has set out I think these are
all signs that are kind of
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a get out clause for hostages that he can
easily say well I was willing to agree to
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the ceasefire but the opposing
forces did they saw they did
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a violation and therefore I'm not going
to agree to it so in short I don't think
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that this meeting is going to lead to any
meaningful changes on the ground or any
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implementation of
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a permanent ceasefire in the short term
McKernan to have started discussed also the
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intervention of her nations in the Libya
conflict of the world leaders agreed in
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Berlin and January to endure the foreign
interference and the whip and Zimbardo
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several countries backing the
rival factions in Libya have
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a lead to an arms embargo and they were and
denounce them without naming countries
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how do you explain the inability of the
European Union to enforce the u.n.
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Arms embargo in Libya in
order to force the u.n.
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Arms embargo you need 3
casings I would say you need
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a mechanism for reporting what
the violations are you need
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a way of then punishing will implementing
punitive action against the violated it
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and then also an active policing element
say to actually stop the alms from getting
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to Libya in the 1st place rather than just
punishing those who import them after
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that now the 1st part
is ongoing so the u.n.
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Sanctions committee is frequently reporting
in detail on who these axes are but the
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reason we don't have the 2nd set which
is the punitive action is that the u.n.
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Security Council just is unable to enforce
the Boggo in or sanctions in any sense
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because there is not the political will
there's too much division within the un too
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many different relationships going on and
they're just not willing to take that
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means now the final action which is the
kind of actually stopping the arms from
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getting to Libya in the 1st place whether
by state by or by ground this is what the
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e.u.
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Recently had to. They're going to try and
enforce now while they may have to do that
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to some extent in the
Mediterranean Sea That took quite
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a huge amount of investment resources and
not only boats but ever planes and ground
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forces to actually enforce this and therefore
the again the army there was or says
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there isn't
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a political will to do this and this
means that really the ongoing Boggo is
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difficult to enforce even I all these
countries are saying and say they commit to
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it they none of them seem to be delivering
their resources to the willingness to
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actually take the actions required to enforce
some experts said that is the nation
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of the u.n. Envoy to Libya
may open the door for
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a new political agreement to replace Ohio
writes you and sponsor that human was not
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to you agree I think the departure
of Saddam I will certainly leave
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a big question mark over what
happens next with the u.n.
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Process he has been the driving
force behind it for the last 2 and
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a half years and I think over that time and
I'm really since that much before that
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the u.n. Has been losing trust
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a lot of people are very disillusioned with
the process and the fact that Libya is
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still at war no peace solution why political
process has been agreed to on the one
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hand I think his departure may lead to
some sort of navel gazing by the u.n.
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And a look at how
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a different process could be put together
the problem with this is that will take
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a huge amount of time and energy and
discussion to enforce So I think while that
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could happen it's not going to happen anytime
soon and I think realistically in the
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short time we're going to see the u.n.
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Support mission in Libya continuing with
its current program even though it's
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likely to lead to mention because of
Saddam is the posture that was below
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a senior analyst Mohammad ocean are we
speaking with the beyond ransom it the
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managing editor of The
London based Libya analysis.
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There is an uneasy calm in Cameroon screen
speaking towns and villages that share
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a border with the English speaking regions
have to separatist fighters crosstalk.
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Last weekend killed the government troops
and left with huge consignments of
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weapons and ammunition civilians say they
are not sure the military can't protect
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them as the government claims get
when can they cut a port from m Buda
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a French speaking village on the border
with the English speaking northwest region
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. Wow Wow. Wow.
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Mike embalm headed 3 year old farmer Christ
as my husband is buried in Cameroons
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Weston French speaking village of Kalim
on the border with the English speaking
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northwest region have husband
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a cattle rancher who was returning from
selling cattle in their village market was
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killed Saturday night or early Sunday
morning among the nearly 20 people who have
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come out to buried in mom is
47 year old feed supplier John
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Tata who says that since the attack took
place the village market has been closed
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most of us that we are doing business is
all the businesses are grounded so really
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. Rapid solution to this crisis
that's said Most business people
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who are about to leave the
village when they attacked
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a cad escaped to the surrounding Kira's
and bushes and I've not been seen since
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many villagers have also escaped to
safer localities out of their village
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especially today nobody in French
speaking town of Buddha than
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a human the most senior government official
in Galilee and minister the unit in the
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French speaking western region of Cameroon
Ses more than 60 separatist fighters
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crossed from the English speaking region
shooting indiscriminately and creating
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panic he says they interrupted the power
supply and branched the village into
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darkness before attacking military positions
for surprise attack received any.
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Elaborate that he says this is more
tennis attacks on the military and police
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stations in gallium lasted for more than
an hour and they have and peace started
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returning underwent. Separatist fighters
had crossed back to the English speaking
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northwest region where they came from he
says they lost 4 civilians 2 policemen and
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2 Gen officers he says the population
should remain vigilant and trust their
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military that has been
deployed to protect them
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a human said they separatists left with
military weapons and ammunition they come
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in military announced that
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a few guns and I mean ition were seized by
the separatists and that it had deployed
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additional troops to protect the civilians
and of rest or killed the attackers I so
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I know I say I know I said
why I said why is the music
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video shot by they said practiced on social
media shows their fighters displaying
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at least 30 military rifles huge
quantities of I mean ition and
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a motorcycle with the camera in police
registration number plates they claim they
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seized during the time in the video the
separatists say they will continue
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attacking become an military for supplies
separatist spokesperson top bunk I have
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a Tunku who is based in America said in a
video that that troops attacked him and
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a video to share is that of the weapons
seized from becoming me Tunku said
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a bomb attack was carried out by their
forces in but Manda against women who had
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defied the instructions not to commemorate
International Women's Day Their bento
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for governor of the English
speaking northwest region said
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a soldier was killed and its people
were wounded in the blast he urged the
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population to be calm as the military has
been instructed to find the culprits and
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protect civilians we have
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a period of completion to
running behind. And. Given
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my words. Measurements. So I just
wanted to watch you stand so that
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if you did. You know marketing by name that
they look only made explosives planted
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along
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a Commercial Avenue in demand by the
suspected practice who had vowed to disrupt
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International Women's Day activities was
the largest since the separatist violence
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started. It was the 1st time to
attack us that they have also
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been crossing over and attacking markets
schools and military positions in the
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neighboring French speaking West region.
And the phone rep it was have been
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fighting since 2017 to create an independent
English speaking state in the majority
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French speaking countries western regions
the United Nations says the conflict has
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cost most time 3000 lives and forced house
immediately to flee to French speaking
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regions of come to room or Internet
voting like Mark I do in Ca
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for via. Western Cameroon.
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You're listening to African news tonight
on The Voice of America but can
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a far show is enough 48 hour period of
national mourning after $43.00 people were
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killed and 6 injured by an identified
gunmen in 2 villages in the country's north
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it was the latest
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a brutal incident in the troubled region
where the brazen jihad it's have been
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tranq themselves and long to tax on security
services and civilians alike almost
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2000 more talent these were reported
last year in book enough so that in 2018
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that's 6 fold increase according to
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a report by the armed conflict
location and Event data project.
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Women make up half of the world's population
but that recent study showed that
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corporations spend just one percent of that
funds for the acquisition specifically
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on women owned businesses
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a Washington based nonprofit is trying
to change that and says supporting women
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owned businesses has a
positive social impact v.o.a.
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Zadie to Powell reports from Johannesburg
chef Molimo virtuoso came up through the
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male dominated industry of high
end cooking she was one of only
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a few female chefs as some of the nation's
top hotels for starting her own catering
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business despite her best efforts her
business suffers from something she can't
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control sexism although Sub-Saharan Africa
has some of the world's highest rates of
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female entrepreneurship business women
often struggle to get financing and build
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support networks for Chef Moshe prefers
to be called pressure in the kitchen
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pressured her to hide away so in service
become so busy they really push out the
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way because they both think but you can't
push as quick as they can you know and
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take out the food as quick as they can as
well I think that's why I also decided on
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becoming
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a pastry ship and not just being skilled
in the food you know I mean you know my
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diving and all of it because I think with
the pages I was able to just hire though
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if i'm all these males into my pretty work
you know without them being in my face
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nonprofit we connect International is
trying to bring business women to the
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forefront by linking women owned
businesses to qualified buyers and running
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educational seminars for women
entrepreneurs this is c.e.o.
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Elizabeth. Women represent
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a 3rd of the world's private businesses
where half the population they make or
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influence over 75 percent of all purchasing
decisions we need women and men to be
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in our value chains we need them to
step up and deliver solutions to the
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problems that we all faced and women are
uniquely qualified because of their life
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experience to provide solutions that right
now we don't have access to and says
00:21:09
business owners. In color women entrepreneurs
often find solutions that have long
00:21:13
been ignored by their male counterparts her
company designs work clothing for women
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engineers miners and factory
workers it's not about just
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a static she says but safety the one thing
that I've noticed is especially with
00:21:25
women we tend to everything about the
work we're tends to be oversized because
00:21:30
we're trying to compensate for one part
of our body or another so it's important
00:21:35
that from
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a safety element it has to fit properly
to be able to be in an environment for
00:21:41
example in mining you can't be caught on
to something and you know something could
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happen which could obviously be
00:21:48
a safety issue something hazardous that
could happen at work for investing in women
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is just good business sense we're able to
run households I mean honestly speaking
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you get home and you make sure
that there isn't a cook at
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a certain time you make sure that the kids
are well fed the kids are. If I'm able
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to manage a household after a full day
off work how can you now exclude me from
00:22:13
a business but she doesn't want
your business just because she's
00:22:16
a woman instead she says look for proof
of her virtuosity in her pizza and in
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a pub the way News
Johannesburg. The outbreak
00:22:29
of the covered in 1000 virus which began
in China earlier this year has affected
00:22:34
computer and cell phone sales in
Nigeria's computer market in Lagos my
00:22:40
Camborne year reports from Lagos the hub
of digests computer market is really cagey
00:22:46
about the computer Village be crowded
market is home to Taos also vendors selling
00:22:52
everything from keyboards to Y.R.'s or
sales have gone down the same sales have
00:22:58
gone down since the outbreak of the coronavirus
in China what it is percent of the
00:23:03
computers cell phones so living and the
accessories and parts come from China. As
00:23:10
the disease spreading China the
Beijing government extended
00:23:14
a long winter holidays for the country
shut their factories for weeks that has
00:23:19
slowed down imports from China trade
misapplies in Nigeria nobody West African
00:23:25
countries also rely on the Nigerian
computer village for their stock
00:23:28
d cost in sales compounds and cell phones
in the market he says the Chinese goods
00:23:35
are popular because they often are cheaper
but not up roadblocks sales are down.
00:23:41
Not just to maids we've lost some thousands
of dollars says Be outbreak of this
00:23:46
Corona virus that erupted from China we
ourselves from China are due to be easy
00:23:52
access meant cheap for drug. Related
flu quality material digger says
00:23:59
some of the goods from China have not
arrived to be too poorly equipped is the
00:24:04
chairman of composite the last association
in the computer elite he says imports
00:24:09
from China have slowed down and that
association members will buy goods elsewhere
00:24:14
if the problem persists so if it
continues we don't really have
00:24:19
a lot of these to look into under
the government and to undergo
00:24:22
a body to be made out to be channeled sources
we have been using for some time now
00:24:28
has been very very fruitful to us but
generally you can always be more than 80
00:24:33
percent of the original seeds members of
decision want to continue doing business
00:24:37
with Chinese companies because
the process is easy it completes
00:24:42
a cell phone repair or Thomasin manual
say's business has been up since the virus
00:24:48
outbreak and the higher costs of parts
isn't helping sales of them dropping
00:24:54
customers are lucky what's also on the
price is the praise of. Us we use or
00:25:01
our phones our models reflect advice on Saw
most are so massively complex that the
00:25:07
price of what they used to be your phone.
Officer reports now for home good for
00:25:13
America United Kingdom and Taiwan said they
have no problem with the businesses so
00:25:18
for now they are completed those who used
Chinese products are looking at those
00:25:22
markets from
00:25:23
a time dies I'm prepared to pay higher
prices this is my Kimber year for viewing
00:25:28
news in Lagos Nigeria as health authorities
are intensifying efforts to contain the
00:25:34
coronavirus after the West African nation
announced its 1st case part of Nigeria's
00:25:40
red Ines includes upgrading testing labs
conducting screening at and 30 points
00:25:47
and developing public awareness campaigns
to Miti albeit to report from a budget
00:25:54
a national reference laboratory located in
regard to our area of Nigeria's capital
00:25:59
Abuja is one of 5 set up across Nigeria by
the Nigerian Center for Disease Control
00:26:05
and c.d.c.
00:26:06
To task for the coronavirus lab manager can
play rough allowed he says Nigeria has
00:26:12
only confirmed case of the corona virus
was discovered here so far out of one of
00:26:17
the samples that is found we tested torn
down one that was close to you tested here
00:26:22
too I'm tested to negotiate and that is
the one not disposed to was forced to run
00:26:29
it in the person we both know Nigeria is
one of only 3 African countries capable of
00:26:35
testing the throne of virus in real time
for health authorities on the features of
00:26:40
the Niger as Disease Control Center have
prepared many weeks ahead and study we
00:26:46
have city people went out walking and see
that you have what takes 2000 miners I
00:26:52
was in the main town you see we have
Nigerian authorities say it was an Italian
00:26:57
mine from Midland City badly hit by the
corona virus who was the 1st confirmed case
00:27:04
of the fires in Subsaharan Africa the World
Health Organization and febrile named
00:27:09
Nigeria. Among 12 countries in Africa at
high risk of people contracts in the virus
00:27:15
authorities have responded by activating
emergency operations including public
00:27:20
health awareness campaigns and heightened
Serbians at entry points like the port
00:27:26
one do is the director of the National
Center for Disease Control Point of Entry We
00:27:33
have mounted
00:27:34
a lot of activities. I mean and letting
them people check in people that's an
00:27:41
information from them and I dissent I'm
comparing what I've already gotten with
00:27:46
what they're saying because
00:27:47
a lot of people tell lies with more than
95000 coronavirus cases around the world
00:27:54
and some $3300.00 deaths Nigerian so worried
about for spreading virus even though
00:28:00
authorities are rotten citizens to
remain calm in the few abuses for v.o.a.
00:28:06
Moves up. And that wraps up this edition
of Africa news tonight I mean he's who he
00:28:12
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00:30:15
The sunny side of sports you might say
Tuesday show begins with us flash
00:30:21
more than
00:30:22
a few splashes actually at the just concluded
7th Africa Zone 2 swimming championships
00:30:29
in
00:30:30
a crowd gonna yalla Fuso lobby says the
action took place at Ghana's 1st female
00:30:37
approved
00:30:38
a lympics standard swimming pool and yeah
joins us now from across * with this
00:30:43
feature report sporty
Greetings yallow sports
00:30:47
a group of across Sunny this was not exactly
child little to call the entry level
00:30:53
swimming perfection but he had its own
twists turns on fantastic excitement but I'm
00:30:59
used to many who watched on from the stands
to African Swimming Championships have
00:31:04
never been gonna due to a lack of
00:31:07
a standardized internationally accepted
pool but after its construction in December
00:31:12
last year doors of opened
for the country to have
00:31:15
a look in anytime the idea of hosting a
swimming championship comes in hosting
00:31:20
a 1st ever swimming championship must take
some names on local organizing committee
00:31:25
chair Cyrus and for Jay Haas tons
of that. Has been excellent. This
00:31:33
I think this would tell you they'll be the
best people is been. Performances have
00:31:37
been unbelievable we've had so many
championship records set ts so many national
00:31:42
record behind the scenes has been frantic
but that is normal it's normal there's
00:31:47
always going to be slight challenges on
the face but it's getting better and I
00:31:51
think I think anyone will go away from
this competition saying that it was well
00:31:56
organized the championship brought
together different countries from the West
00:31:59
African sub region with Senegal Nigeria
eventually leading the charge on the medal
00:32:05
table Senegal finished with
00:32:07
a basket full of 49 medals 21 of which were
gold the Nigerian stream team back that
00:32:14
he won medals in all on host nation
Ghana finished with 28 medals in
00:32:18
a bag which was
00:32:19
a marked improvement on other championships
they have participated in 21 year old
00:32:25
star of the show Sebastian Kumar from Mali
picked up 4 gold medals on us already
00:32:30
been tipped by many of the next big thing
in the sports from this continent I
00:32:36
really love seemings that's why. I
am. Always trying to do my best and.
00:32:44
It's Horner and I am very proud to be
able to represent my country that's why I
00:32:50
always try to do my best when I'm in
competition and competition like that are very
00:32:56
important. For me because it's
00:32:59
a possibility to represent the country and
I'm very happy again to be here Ghana
00:33:04
Stream Team was the youngest of the
Championship with an average age of 16 cups of
00:33:09
the team I'm going to only mill
similar to 2016 Olympics 19 year old
00:33:14
a big Jackson Betts had his time in the
50 meter freestyle race on 6 in new
00:33:20
national record
00:33:21
a 22.92 seconds he has set his sights on
bigger things you know what I did out
00:33:27
there was to give my best. Just.
To see the outcome for me the
00:33:33
film I implemented the gun was always going
to go. My aim is to go about. Training
00:33:39
but I don't like to hide it I try even drop
all my best our best on this new record
00:33:45
Senegalese tremendous amount
on stuff on kill ya should be
00:33:49
a full on how will the
competition will help the
00:33:52
a progression youngster
in the us there was
00:33:55
a lot of. Good timing I think
Butterfly but there is icing
00:34:02
there is not much to too much swimming long
distance for the pool talking about the
00:34:07
pool is really nice. Really nice rumors
around I mean I've been talking with my
00:34:12
coach since the beginning of the
mead I'm not doing best times.
00:34:19
Like he said the same time last year the
exact same time I was going way slower so
00:34:24
I'm happy we want to be doing I know many
youngsters from different countries in
00:34:28
a sub region shared the thoughts
I feel like because this is
00:34:32
a great experience I feel like every
competition you learn something new and helps
00:34:36
you improve upon yourself 1st satisfied
how they were able to build the pool and
00:34:41
now we're able to organize It's obviously
there are some organizational issues but
00:34:45
I think the 1st time hosting
00:34:47
a really great learning experience and
I would can just draw from this I love
00:34:51
representing Ghana it's really
nice to be able to do that for
00:34:54
a country and so far I've been really
liking the results I've been getting in the
00:34:57
Championship and visiting my events and
the times I've been liking it I'm happy
00:35:04
that my time's up. In the future
achieve my present outsiders and of
00:35:11
the sagas with the team woods for the
seamless associate So I'm part of the boys
00:35:16
part of the girls on the team in front of
everyone for many of the young swimmers
00:35:19
this is the time to shine better times on
becomes toss the wants people don't want
00:35:25
for many years it will take a while maybe
00:35:28
a pretty long while but one of these kids
might just come out of this of the next
00:35:32
offer comes in the pool Michael Phelps
maybe. You never know for the sunny side of
00:35:38
sports this is now in Accra Ghana.
00:36:12
While the coronavirus epidemic has
canceled or postponed many international
00:36:18
sporting events athletes continue to
train for the Tokyo Olympics the opening
00:36:24
ceremony is scheduled for July 24th in the
Japanese capital Nigeria will feature in
00:36:31
both the men's and women's Olympic
basketball tournaments and Tokyo as Xeni
00:36:37
Kalou is the point guard for Nigeria's
national women's basketball team nicknamed
00:36:43
detached. In an interview with Iron
Mike in Bunyan as Amy said the team is
00:36:49
delighted to represent both
Nigeria and Baffert in Tokyo.
00:36:56
I'll also talk to talk to experts about
exciting of all people should this is
00:37:01
something that we work so hard for and
everything else finally I want some place.
00:37:06
That clause as
00:37:08
a whole bunch. Of people's homes will
prosecute right the shuttles of possible
00:37:14
actions. Summoned back up our combat branch
to all sports one of the banks special
00:37:20
teams both qualifying
stomach and also just
00:37:23
a little show consult your host office
oh well Court won't be teaming resumed
00:37:29
training for big games are you afraid
of big names like the United States of
00:37:33
America kind of speed. Thank you all still
trying to catch the big event all day
00:37:39
for about 2 weeks well but to me
if I can start to pull Kimberly
00:37:43
a chill and let me just say things to get
help us to stop for the best moment any
00:37:47
change in the polls any time and change
the hard to the better every day curious
00:37:52
why he may and the above appear whatever
changes like this where just about all the
00:37:57
other top and the top winds have
a cost I deeply torch that's
00:38:02
a prepare for. The all star struck all which
then caused the process itself which I
00:38:07
think us all of us take the course of
that we could have that story can change
00:38:12
commission at the simplest house once it
competes all of us alike substance we just
00:38:16
simply piles high sometimes that's all
they do we have any point just hard change
00:38:22
have the respect and words of the skipper's
that's. Louis of Nigeria's national
00:38:28
women's basketball team and she spoke with
Iron Mike and bone you on the telephone
00:38:33
from Lander no friends such sick leave
says that's right I will cut through that
00:38:39
channel but that's not that's what's going
to step to the summit saddest parts of
00:38:42
the course of America I think.
00:39:07
The former captain of Nigeria's national
football team says there are some good
00:39:13
home based players who can help the Super
Eagles in an interview with Iron Mike and
00:39:20
bone Yeah the chairman Christian Chukwu
had this to say would have very good
00:39:26
players most of the behaviors
this day this week drugs. Yeah so
00:39:33
I've been invited there for my book which
I might be. To morrow because to have
00:39:39
good players back up. Charity begins how
to Moses says and this Bless added prayer
00:39:45
that they're ready to fight and die for
their country I'm not saying the foreign
00:39:49
players are not good they're good but I do
numbers that think I'm more committed to
00:39:54
the assignment and if I remember add
00:39:58
a little bit of foam press but invite
entire to 40 Blair cell phone because it's
00:40:04
not over where for food what do you think
should be done on the side of him if they
00:40:08
have one and
00:40:09
a bit. To get more of these players to the
national team Yeah I remember when where
00:40:16
stuff was there he was living in Asia he
was known even now Bryant and you will
00:40:21
remember a blessed day and we're out of
00:40:23
a business from the editor call from
Europe you know initial notes in Coolidge
00:40:28
should leave you in Nigeria watch our
nationality because when the team sitting in
00:40:33
the fields you see them performing more
they want to see the most players and from
00:40:39
there get a very strong team you
can come to do on base players for
00:40:43
a moment or 2 months but you cannot
company for him because they come for
00:40:47
a beer or so and it go back
00:40:50
a month so that coordination is some
notice I will be lucky you don't know them
00:40:54
says SUV because they are not trying to
get uplifted you know but waving flags on
00:40:59
bass player saying put them in the one or
2 months you see you could initially you
00:41:03
see overlooking the could scan even have
you look up their ass to move forward to
00:41:09
the room and get clubs in your room
let's look at the presents I give them
00:41:13
professional football league mascot city
I'm sure you will out there have the
00:41:17
opportunity of money thought is among my
guests over watching them what's last
00:41:21
a slip of the week these levees are still
getting bitterly that we have to play for
00:41:26
the national teams bit as much an uphill.
Go only bees see if you don't get your it
00:41:32
in is there would I have got into you know
measure we have got in the. Right but I
00:41:37
mean with the. Underwater.
World. Oceans in
00:41:44
West. Destruction for my house but if
we amend our program and when everybody
00:41:51
is well the Plesk I have time to try and
everybody that's in there want to do
00:41:58
and that will not describe.
How I leave you and.
00:42:06
Ana thank you very very much
thank you very much. Christiane
00:42:14
the former captain of Nigeria's national
football team and he was talking with Iron
00:42:19
Mike.
00:42:29
Green It goes from my coach of course from
my coach of Ganesh and from my coach of
00:42:36
Lebanon on. The sunny side of
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00:43:22
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00:44:39
a side of sports on the Voice of
America Vo ways Glenn Newton joins
00:44:46
us now with an encore Sunnyside
a sports presentation when says
00:44:51
a South Sudanese runner who is trained in
Japan is hoping to compete at the Tokyo
00:44:57
Olympics sporty gratings quite
00:45:00
a. Sporty greeting Sunny we are almost 4
months away from the start of the Olympic
00:45:06
opening ceremonies in Tokyo and despite
the possible threat of the coronavirus on
00:45:12
the start of the games
00:45:14
a limp dick Teves are encouraging all
athletes to go full steam ahead with their
00:45:19
training and as the games draw closer
Olympians around the globe are entering their
00:45:24
final push to reach peak physical condition
in their quest for gold but many
00:45:30
athletes in some of the world's poorest
countries are forced to push their bodies
00:45:35
to the limit without. Adequate training
facilities or proper gear so last year the
00:45:41
Japanese city of my boss he decided to host
an athletes training camp to help badly
00:45:47
to prepare for the upcoming games South
Sudanese long distance runner Abraham
00:45:53
a joke arrived at the camp last November
but he says what he experienced extended
00:45:59
far beyond the facility was. Just.
00:46:07
The love for each other since
we came here we have seen
00:46:11
a lot of love on the web discovered and
up and he's not like other people because
00:46:16
when we came here we didn't expect that
much of love. I was given was what kind of
00:46:22
because sometimes you get when you
know. Sometimes you may have. So I was
00:46:29
worried of what I would be
having but when I. Love the.
00:46:36
One Majok trains with 3 other South Sudanese
athletes including 400 meter runner
00:46:42
a coon a coon he says training
in Japan has helped him foster
00:46:46
a sense of unity among fellow
athletes so. I can see them
00:46:53
like. People exactly because
we meet in one place.
00:47:00
And we play one game that.
Can unite people from.
00:47:10
Many places. And unite
people. People unite. And
00:47:17
the South Sudanese athletes come from the
world's youngest country in 20132 years
00:47:23
after declaring their independence
from Sudan the country descended into
00:47:28
a civil war that left an estimated 400000
people dead and forced millions from
00:47:35
their homes and run their. Abraham
00:47:37
a judge says because of his country's
history of conflict bringing home
00:47:41
a message of peace is just
as important as winning
00:47:45
a gold medal Well you know according
to my own understanding is
00:47:49
a game of peace I need happens because the
world is at peace and quiet what will
00:47:53
come when you know celebrated and have fun
together in your life and know us and
00:47:58
from a country that is still not having
00:48:00
a 4th and I have come this way I've seen
the advantages of these in other countries
00:48:05
and now been working with other countries
we've once we're at war and now there
00:48:10
have been what the gate and the advantages
of peace when I get back the missing is
00:48:16
the importance of peace and that's the
biggest mistake the same to my people the
00:48:21
South Sudanese athletes will represent
their country at the upcoming summer
00:48:25
Olympics for only
00:48:26
a 2nd time South Sudan made its 1st ever
appearance in 2016 at the Rio Games
00:48:33
however a South Sudanese
athlete has yet to bring home
00:48:37
a medal but this could be the year or so
stay tune and that's all from me for now
00:48:42
Sunny back over to you
Thanks Gwen that's my v.o.a.
00:48:46
Colleague Gwen I'm Sonny young and
you're listening to the sunny side of
00:48:53
sports on the Voice of America.
00:49:06
In National Basketball Association action
Monday night the Denver Nuggets defeated
00:49:11
the visiting Milwaukee Bucks by 14 points
the Bucs played without some key players
00:49:18
as we hear now from the A.P.'s Bruce Morton
in Denver Colorado. Gets jumped on to
00:49:25
a bigger early lead and held on 481-0995
victory over the Bucs Denver placed 6
00:49:31
scorers in double digits lead by 21 from
Jamal Murray is great to see you know when
00:49:35
you saw him like
00:49:36
a good. It is gone so no can i was gay
were going on the air my plays and I read
00:49:40
interviews and you know
just ones that boggle and
00:49:45
a lot of guys at 53 and 12 know walking
has the best record in the n.b.a.
00:49:50
But it also was
00:49:51
a 3 game losing streak on this night its
case wasn't helped by it's missing for
00:49:55
starters including reigning n.b.a. M.v.p.
00:49:58
Younus anted a composer he was out with
00:50:01
a knee injury Bruce Morton
Denver thanks Bruce in
00:50:05
a double overtime thriller Monday
night the Atlanta Hawks held on
00:50:10
481432138 victory over the Charlotte
Hornets Atlanta's De Andre Hunter
00:50:17
broke
00:50:17
a tie by making 3 free throws with about
13 seconds remaining in the 2nd overtime
00:50:25
Trey Young had 31 points and 16 assists
for the hocks while Terry Rozier led the
00:50:32
Hornets with a career high 40
points the final result followed
00:50:37
a strange finish to the 1st extra
period Young's past set up
00:50:43
a dunk by Cam redish 481382135
Atlanta lead Rozier
00:50:49
answered with
00:50:50
a game tying 3 point shot. Then there
were 2 reviews by the referees
00:50:57
producing different results following the
1st review the officials said rosier was
00:51:03
fouled by Atlanta's Trevi
on Graham with less than
00:51:07
a 2nd remaining before rosier had
00:51:10
a chance to attempt to free throws with
the score tied at Lana's Lloyd Pierce
00:51:16
registered coach's challenge and
this time the 2nd time around
00:51:23
the officials ruled Roget rosier
was not fouled final score Atlanta
00:51:30
143 Charlotte 138 in double
overtime and in one more
00:51:36
n.b.a.
00:51:37
Result the defending champion Toronto
Raptors topped the host Utah Jazz 101292
00:51:44
the Raptors got big games from 2 of their
African front court players search
00:51:50
a Baka from Congo Brazzaville and Pasco
SIAC I'm from Cameroon each scored $27.00
00:51:57
points in addition the Baka grabbed
13 rebounds while SIAC I'm
00:52:04
finished with 11 rebounds and 8
assists elsewhere around the n.b.a.
00:52:11
The Los Angeles Clippers signed veteran
center Joe Kim Noah. The 35 year old Noah
00:52:18
is
00:52:18
a 2 time all star who played $42.00 games
last season with the Memphis Grizzlies Now
00:52:25
the move is described as one that gives
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00:52:30
presence and Noah who has playoff
experience the Clippers are coming off
00:52:35
81122103 loss to their city rival
the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday
00:52:43
and speaking of the Lakers 4 days
ago Lakers star Le Bron James
00:52:49
brushed off the idea that the
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00:52:55
To hold games in empty arenas Le Bron
said and I quote I play for the fans
00:53:02
that's what it's all about if I show up to
the arena and there ain't no fans there
00:53:08
I ain't playin Well a high ranking n.b.a.
00:53:12
Executive responded by saying with
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00:53:17
a public health crisis that's bigger than
any one person personally that executive
00:53:24
goes on to say I think there's
00:53:26
a good chance we will be forced to play
games and empty arenas at some point
00:53:32
another team executive called Le Bron's
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00:53:38
given the need to inform the public about
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00:53:44
football leagues in Europe and Asia have
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00:53:55
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00:53:57
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00:54:04
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